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GonzalezAbrian Gonzalez Place (Brooklyn) Present name:Dikeman Street Location:Between Dwight Street and Richards Street Honoree: Abrian Gonzalez (1985-2006) attended P.S. 15, as a youth. He inspired the other students to stay away from crime and drugs. LL:2007/28 Phyllis Gonzalez Way (Manhattan) Present name:None Location:At the southwest corner of 29th Street and 9th Avenue Honoree: Phyllis Gonzalez (1947-2012) was a long-time housing advocate in Chelsea. She was four-term president of the Elliott-Chelsea Houses. As a social worker for the Hudson Guild, she worked on moving residents from the Allerton and Martinique welfare hotels into the Elliott-Chelsea Houses. She fought hard to make sure the buildings got new closed circuit cameras during a spike of violent crimes. She was also on the Hudson Guild’s Neighborhood Advisory Council, a member of Community Board 4, and a member of the PTA at PS 33. She was instrumental in helping open the Chelsea Recreation Center and would often accompany residents to court and assist with translation. (Johnson) LL:2014/34 SFC Luis M. Gonzalez Street (Queens) Present name:None Location:Intersection of 108th Street and 49th Avenue Honoree: Luis Manuel Gonzalez (1982-2009) joined the Army in 2002. Assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division, he was killed in combat in Afghanistan when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. LL:2011/47 |
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